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    Mary's Role In Religion

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    exactly what had happened to Mary. She had a choice to answer yes or no and she chose the hardest path. Mary is important in history because she was the accepted God’s invitation to be the mother of Jesus, and devoted her life to God. She also raised, taught, and influenced our Savior. Mary was born in circa 20 B.C. in Nazareth, Israel. There was no exact month or date that she was born, but the Catholic Church celebrates her birthday on the eighth of September. Mary also had a very loving and caring

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    Dreams have many meanings some come in various different forms. Some dreams have very deep meanings while others are just simply a product of your imagination. For example some people experience Deja Vu. Deja Vu is when you have a dream of something and then it comes to life. People who have had Deja Vu have been very surprised. A dream is a product of your imagination some are just entertaining while others might be viewed as life lessons. Some dreams have deeper meanings into them, you just have

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    The bond between mother and child has been a constant theme in the world of the humanities. While that bond has been the same throughout history, its portrayal in art has varied from decade to decade. Two artists, Artemisia Gentileschi and Mary Cassatt, chose to create pieces based on this bond, but the use of mediums and the influence from religion (or the lack thereof) help to distinguish between the artists and their time periods. Artemisia Gentileschi's Madonna and Child, was created during

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    as “a woman”. John identifies her as Mary of Bethany. The ointment was poured on the head in Matthew and Mark while John is on the feet. Jesus reaction in Matthew, Mark and John are very similar, recording slightly different wordings of "The poor you will always have with you" and "She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial". This is the basis of the story.

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    both literally and figuratively placed above the mortal man or woman. The jamb statues were larger-than-life-size and, in case there was any doubt that they reign supreme over us, are mounted on the cathedral. This gives the appearance of Gabriel, Mary and Elizabeth watching over us. This could mean in a protective, religious sense but also could be in a hierarchical context. The figures depicted in Annunciation and Visitation are all of vital importance to Christianity and are worshiped-or looked

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    When I looked at the picture I saw a woman sitting her son on her lab. The woman refers to Virgin Mary, and the one on her lab is Jesus. She looks sad because her son is dead. What I also see is how much a women love her child by sitting her body on her lab. And the word “pieta” refers to the sadness of Virgin Mary over her dead son Jesus. This work is important because it refers to the Virgin Mary and the Jesus Christ. The god and his mother in one sculpture and The shape symbolized the love The

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    The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is an architecture of the Baroque period in which light was used to convey spiritual meaning upon this sculpture. It was sculpted from 1647-52 by Gianlorenzo Bernini for the Santa Maria della Vittoria, in Rome, Italy. This architectural piece is made out of marble. One way that the sculpture uses light to convey spiritual meaning is through the allegorical depiction of a dove in the background, which represents the light of the Holy Ghost. Another way that the sculpture

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    Collier created in 2003. This modern artwork shows Gabriel asking Mary if she would become the mother of Jesus. The other one is the “Holy Night Nativity Scene” by Antonio Correggio created in 1530, which focuses on and sets the scene of Jesus’ birth. The Annunciation displays the moment Gabriel was sent by God to tell Mary she would become pregnant. This is present in the passage “God sent angel Gabriel to a virgin” and he said to Mary “ God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give

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    the laminated picture of the Virgin Mary, Cecelia’s diary, and the house the Lisbon family lives in. In the eyes of the boys, watching them from across the street, these objects all act as signs of the girls’ femininity and sexuality, which they are developing as they break into adolescence and young adulthood. The laminated photo of the Virgin Mary symbolizes the Lisbon sisters’ issue with the oppression of their sexuality. In Christianity, the Virgin Mary became pregnant with Jesus through immaculate

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    followers and mother Mary after his crucifixion lowering him into a tomb. Two of the formal elements of this painting that reach out to the eye its shape and color. The shapes used in this painting are dynamic. The positions of every person are moments in time. The people are in the flow of movement they are not posing for a painting. Even Mary she has just glanced down at Jesus. The other formal element color stands out of this painting representing significant of Jesus and the mother Mary.

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